Durham Moves Up National Night Out Ranks

The City of Durham Police Department moved up the National Night Out NNO awards competition in 2009 to be ranked ninth among hundreds of similar–sized cities across the country. This year’s observance involved 36.7 million people in 14,625 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide. Also in 2009, two Durham neighborhoods were named "NNO All Stars" for the second consecutive year – Azalea Park Apartments Community (District 2) and Audubon Park (District 4). NNO All-Stars are individuals, organizations or programs honored for outstanding participation, leadership and/or assistance during the NNO campaign, as well as exceptional or innovative accomplishments which might not fit into other award categories. All 2009 NNO Award winners are posted on the NATW Web site.

The City of Durham Police Department debuted on the NNO awards scene in 2006 with a ranking of No. 11 among similar-sized cities across the nation and moved up the ranks in 2007 to tenth. In 2008, the Durham Police Department and two Durham communities were selected as national award winners. The City of Durham maintained its No. 10 ranking among cities with populations of 100,000 to 299,000. Making a debut in 2008 as NNO "All Star" award recipients are Durham’s Azalea Park Apartment community and Audubon Park Homeowners Association.